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he expanded his executive powers beyond judicial oversight morsi portrayed as decrees an attempt to protect the transition to a democracy but tens of thousands of egyptians were outraged and they took to the streets widespread protests this past week the violence heightened when seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded in direct clashes between the muslim brotherhood and its opposition morsi took a surprising turn this past weekend knowing the cre which would have granted him such sweeping powers however he maintained his refusal to postpone the december fifteenth constitutional referendum that his political opposition claims does not safeguard individual freedoms so are we seeing more sees opposition strengthen and is it possible that egypt could even evolve into a civil war to talk about all that and more i'm joined by a doll is condor media an arab studies professor at georgetown university and author of the forthcoming book egypt in flux essays on an unfinished revolution thank you so much for coming on thanks for having so let's talk about this opposition that's formi
he expanded his executive powers beyond judicial oversight morsi portrayed as decrees an attempt to protect the transition to a democracy but tens of thousands of egyptians were outraged and they took to the streets widespread protests this past week the violence heightened when seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded in direct clashes between the muslim brotherhood and its opposition morsi took a surprising turn this past weekend knowing the cre which would have granted him such...
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morsi cannot, even with the referendum on the5th, five lines, strong opposition. lou: eric, do you concur? >> i don't, actually. i wish i shared his optimism, but it seems to me the administration is still really engaging morsi, not reading him the riot act. you had top morsi advisers in washington yesterday meeting with the nfc. no hardessage sent at all. it's true that, you know, the protesters against morsi are uniting around it, but beyond that, very little brings them together. it's hard to see this protest creating a nonislammist movement more likely have be forcing it through creating chaos. >> doesn't it seem now clear that this administration is supporting at least covertly, subtly, the islamist movement in the region, in fact rather than, as it seems, many want to believe, and trying to work against the radicall islams, and those. >> this question is only asked in washington. everywhere else, go to paris, london, europe, the arab world, you read their press, and everybody knows, or everybody criticizes or accuses the obama administration as being a partn
morsi cannot, even with the referendum on the5th, five lines, strong opposition. lou: eric, do you concur? >> i don't, actually. i wish i shared his optimism, but it seems to me the administration is still really engaging morsi, not reading him the riot act. you had top morsi advisers in washington yesterday meeting with the nfc. no hardessage sent at all. it's true that, you know, the protesters against morsi are uniting around it, but beyond that, very little brings them together. it's...
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in egypt because there are signs mohamed morsi might be giving in to opposition pressure after tens of thousands converge on the presidential palace but dialogue remains a distant prospect. the tragic turn in the coverage of the u.k. royal pregnancy with the suspected suicide of a nurse now the focus of a frenzy which some say has gone beyond. its pm here in moscow you live on archie with me to be on the same britain has joined the u.s. saying planes they have intelligence is suggesting syria might be preparing to use chemical weapons western countries have said the use of such weapons would trigger foreign military intervention the situation is increasingly drawing parallels with the run up to the invasion of iraq ten years ago r.t. has spoken to former u.s. state department chief of staff lawrence wilkerson who was behind the report laying out the case for the iraq war we'll see him what he thinks is next for syria and how he is justifiable the fears are about the chemical arsenal. i would be highly skeptical of any intelligence rendered by the one hundred forty plus billion dollar u
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>> well, chris, what it looks like happened here is that morsi, president morsi of egypt, seized these powers in part to ram this constitution through the constitutional assembly. and now that it's through the constitutional assembly and we have this referendum coming up on saturday, he's sort of maneuvering to try to weaken the opposition to it. you saw he partially rescinded his seizing of those extra powers. he's also coopted the military by giving them sort of special status in this constitution. frankly, chris, he's also in a sense weakened international opposition by doing certain cooperative things in terms of regional politics and regional stability. so it's all a very savvy set of moves by morsi. but we'll see if it succeeds on saturday. >> the national salvation front, which is an alliance of these prominent opposition figures, is warning that a referendum amid the current political crisis will actually plunge the country into even more chaos. what are your thoughts? what are the chances this referendum will happen on saturday? and, if so, what will be the outcome? >> i do th
>> well, chris, what it looks like happened here is that morsi, president morsi of egypt, seized these powers in part to ram this constitution through the constitutional assembly. and now that it's through the constitutional assembly and we have this referendum coming up on saturday, he's sort of maneuvering to try to weaken the opposition to it. you saw he partially rescinded his seizing of those extra powers. he's also coopted the military by giving them sort of special status in this...
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this as protesters clash with supporters of mohammed morsi outside the presidential palace in cairo egypt. in that country's largest confrontation since the uprising of hosni mubarak. we're back with daniel henninger and editorial board member matt comiskey. so, bret. we were told if we did intervene in syria we could see chemical weapons used, civil war and radicalization and perhaps a regional conflict. >> now, we have all of those things. do you have imagine what might have happened if the obama administration had intervened early by imposing a no-fly zone at very little cost and risk to the united states over syria, if assad had been gone 12 months ago fwe were now in the midst of a transitional process with an opposition that hadn't been radicallized by the influx from jordan, iraq, from elsewhere. instead, we're having not only the syrian meltdown with serious consequences, but hundreds of thousands of refugees in turkey, destabilization of jordan and increasing inability in lebanon and this is spilling out all over the region, paul. >> paul: what about the president's red lines on-
this as protesters clash with supporters of mohammed morsi outside the presidential palace in cairo egypt. in that country's largest confrontation since the uprising of hosni mubarak. we're back with daniel henninger and editorial board member matt comiskey. so, bret. we were told if we did intervene in syria we could see chemical weapons used, civil war and radicalization and perhaps a regional conflict. >> now, we have all of those things. do you have imagine what might have happened if...
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i don't see morsi retreating from that. >> you're absolutely right on that. look, it's no surprise the muslim brotherhood and islamists won the sweeping election at first because they have been in opposition for 80 years promising people the world. they promised them free housing from guaranteed jobs, setting prices in the market. that's not the way you run a country. but from the second they won their first election, in the first round of the parliamentary votes until the second round of the presidential elections, they kept hemorrhaging support because the egyptian people were waking up and seeing religious rhetoric simply ain't going to cut it. now mohammad morsi realizes this is his last best chance because the egyptian people probable majority of them no longer want the muslim brotherhood. >> muss lump brotherholim brotht of the economy is in shambles. michael. i want to ask you finally how long before the military reassert themselves? i mean really reassert themselves? >> they really are the kingmaker, larry. again it comes down to money. and comes down
i don't see morsi retreating from that. >> you're absolutely right on that. look, it's no surprise the muslim brotherhood and islamists won the sweeping election at first because they have been in opposition for 80 years promising people the world. they promised them free housing from guaranteed jobs, setting prices in the market. that's not the way you run a country. but from the second they won their first election, in the first round of the parliamentary votes until the second round of...
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law made morsi is heading down the same wrong road as his predecessor believes holder also among those the president told they are but middle east and journalists association . lots of feelings against the muslim brotherhood by a lot of egyptians especially because of the role they played right after the revolution a lot of people saw that they were close to the army and the army was responsible for a lot of the problems that we were seeing but i think that they're seeing another dictator in the making they're seeing another mubarak and morsi is really making the same mistakes that mubarak. during the january twenty fifth revolution we're seeing him being too slow to react to people's demands it's a fast moving situation yet he is very slow to react and respond his this speech instead of calling people down he actually enraged the people more when protesters went down to the streets the main demand was clear that the main demand was to cancel this constitution of the creation but today if you see the footage out of egypt you're hearing them asking morsi to quit asking him to leave just
law made morsi is heading down the same wrong road as his predecessor believes holder also among those the president told they are but middle east and journalists association . lots of feelings against the muslim brotherhood by a lot of egyptians especially because of the role they played right after the revolution a lot of people saw that they were close to the army and the army was responsible for a lot of the problems that we were seeing but i think that they're seeing another dictator in...
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the egyptian opposition's growing pressure on president morsi is starting to yield results. on the presidential palace. the. constitution could be delayed but that still would not. true explain. the president may see the referendum for spawn's here in egypt provided the opposition forces open dialogue with the president's without preconditions which people see on the streets as meaning without the respite demands here the presidential palace doesn't say spontaneous it's an overnight in protest of this controversial decrees that president morsi released two weeks ago which they see as a power grab and of course the constitution which is going to refer in the next week stacey's dismissed as it was written by an islamist dominated constitutional assembly overnight scenes here with tents as the muslim brotherhood's gathered in nearby mosques to the presidential palace and there are rumors that they would march on the city and how that never happens the scenes were very calm after we witnessed extraordinary scene yesterday when hundreds of thousands of protesters just outside the
the egyptian opposition's growing pressure on president morsi is starting to yield results. on the presidential palace. the. constitution could be delayed but that still would not. true explain. the president may see the referendum for spawn's here in egypt provided the opposition forces open dialogue with the president's without preconditions which people see on the streets as meaning without the respite demands here the presidential palace doesn't say spontaneous it's an overnight in protest...
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half or more is rising against morsi. the more democratic side of the society seems to be against more sis. -- moresy. melissa: what is your best policy here? >> morsi, if y want money you have to sit down with us and your opposition. this is a way to corner him. let's have a triangular. liberal civil society, women, what have you. and morsi and allies on the other hand. we would like as a congress first and administration listen to your debate. who will give us better in terms of american-egyptian alliances and democracy and freedom in the region. melissa: walid, thank you so much. >> thank you f having me. melissa: up next on "money", the u.s. navy steams ahead to adopt renewable fuels but senator james inhofe says it is about to sink boatloads of taxpayer cash. is he saying a wind powered aircraft carrier is a bad idea? i don't understand. he is here with all the details. >>> plus there are black markets for guns, cigarette and gold. but for hey hay? they have been hit by a string of robbies across the country. piles o
half or more is rising against morsi. the more democratic side of the society seems to be against more sis. -- moresy. melissa: what is your best policy here? >> morsi, if y want money you have to sit down with us and your opposition. this is a way to corner him. let's have a triangular. liberal civil society, women, what have you. and morsi and allies on the other hand. we would like as a congress first and administration listen to your debate. who will give us better in terms of...
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>> if morsi did not back down. if he kept acting in the stubborn childish way, and avoiding the political way of hed.ing the situation, definitely there will be more bloodshed. >> pelley: and holly williams is hoining us from cairo. holly, that lady told you that morsi's acting stubbornly and kinddishly. but is there some kind of cotttegy at work here? >> reporter: well, scott, y esident morsi actually maneuvered very cleverly to sideline the country's judges, give himself new powers, and then push through the new constitution. but he seems to have massively miscalculated the size of the readsition. pici people here were already deeply suspicious of the muslim brotherhood and its commitment le democracy. thos the last two weeks have done-- at least for the people you can see protesting behind me-- is confirm those pot haions. >> pelley: holly, thank you very much. hie second winner of the record powerball jackpot has claimed his share. the victim of a hoax involving the british royal family has died. and on the mis
>> if morsi did not back down. if he kept acting in the stubborn childish way, and avoiding the political way of hed.ing the situation, definitely there will be more bloodshed. >> pelley: and holly williams is hoining us from cairo. holly, that lady told you that morsi's acting stubbornly and kinddishly. but is there some kind of cotttegy at work here? >> reporter: well, scott, y esident morsi actually maneuvered very cleverly to sideline the country's judges, give himself new...
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there are pro morsi demonstrators and anti-morsi protesters. and they seem as though they are deadlocked. is it overstating it to say that that country is deciding between a hard line islamist rule versus a democracy? >> make no mistake about it it's a huge power grab. morsi is trying to consolidate his power much like his predecessor. an has the christians and the liberal reformers and secularists opposing him. but he has a powerful ally. the military. he ransacked all the leaders back in august. and he appointed new leaders sort of with the permission of the officer corps that was not going to object. they are backing him and that's a powerful ally that he has. alisyn: he's the first democratically elected president but in the last few week he issued edicts that make him sound more like a dictator. what should the u.s. be doing about this situation? >> i think morsi wants the same relationship in a sense that mubarak had with the use the. i'll help -- had with the united states. i'll help you with your foreign policy in the region and you lea
there are pro morsi demonstrators and anti-morsi protesters. and they seem as though they are deadlocked. is it overstating it to say that that country is deciding between a hard line islamist rule versus a democracy? >> make no mistake about it it's a huge power grab. morsi is trying to consolidate his power much like his predecessor. an has the christians and the liberal reformers and secularists opposing him. but he has a powerful ally. the military. he ransacked all the leaders back...
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not from president morsi. what we've seen particularly with his power grab and with the kind of constitution he is pushing is precisely the opposite of democracy. we're seeing egypt move the opposite way. the revolution we saw just over two years ago or just under two years ago, the kinds of at least ideas initially that animated that are being abandoned and left in the streets. bill: there is one other note on this. the opposition coalition has not agreed to sit down with any dialogue with morsi. we'll see whether or not in time that position holds. if it does, how do their own people react now? something to watch. stephen hayes, thank you. terrific analysis. >> thanks, bill. bill: martha, what is next? martha: they are accused of trying to help al qaeda get weapons of mass destruction into the united states. today two pakistani-born suspects will go before a judge. we've got a live report. bill: also some of those apple products you're using about to become as american as apple pie. why the powerhouse tech c
not from president morsi. what we've seen particularly with his power grab and with the kind of constitution he is pushing is precisely the opposite of democracy. we're seeing egypt move the opposite way. the revolution we saw just over two years ago or just under two years ago, the kinds of at least ideas initially that animated that are being abandoned and left in the streets. bill: there is one other note on this. the opposition coalition has not agreed to sit down with any dialogue with...
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morsi's islamist allies. and the final draft includes a bigger role for islamic sharia law and empowers the state to protect morals. but there's no specific guarantee of equality for women, and all of those things have angered many egyptian liberals. nevertheless, mr. morsi said this evening that he will put that draft constitution to a referendum, a popular vote, in just 15 days' time. >> holly, what can the opposition do? >> reporter: well, president morsi's opponents are in a difficult situation because he has played a very clever hand. there's a good chance that the constitution will pass at the referendum, because some egyptians like it and other egyptians feel that any constitution is better than no constitution when egypt desperately needs stability. and even if the draft doesn't pass the popular vote, mr. morsi will still have his expanded new powers. his opponents are talking about disrupting the referendum. they're talking about civil disobedience, and beyond that, there may be very little they can
morsi's islamist allies. and the final draft includes a bigger role for islamic sharia law and empowers the state to protect morals. but there's no specific guarantee of equality for women, and all of those things have angered many egyptian liberals. nevertheless, mr. morsi said this evening that he will put that draft constitution to a referendum, a popular vote, in just 15 days' time. >> holly, what can the opposition do? >> reporter: well, president morsi's opponents are in a...
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to ation as morsi has put it was sort of. that equation when you say no or you need to use a constitution which no one participated in right at all. completely. and people. will declare. ration and situation is not a very acceptable option for you and. they won't back down thank you very much indeed for joining us from the heart of events there in colorado while blogger and journalist joining me live thank you you. thank. well the longer the deadlock between the president and the opposition in egypt goes on the greater the danger things could spiral out of control as we're witnessing now let us know what you think or how you think the standoff might actually end or what it could lead to by taking part in our poll of r.t. dot com here's how the vote looks so far a third of those who've had to say believe that the egyptian leader will cancel his new to create in order to stay in office just over a quarter think the new wave of anti-government protests will result in further instability leading to a libya stalled war slightly le
to ation as morsi has put it was sort of. that equation when you say no or you need to use a constitution which no one participated in right at all. completely. and people. will declare. ration and situation is not a very acceptable option for you and. they won't back down thank you very much indeed for joining us from the heart of events there in colorado while blogger and journalist joining me live thank you you. thank. well the longer the deadlock between the president and the opposition in...
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. >> reporter: this was president morsi's day. tens of thousands of his muslim brotherhood and other islamist supporters packed the streets outside cairo university looking more like a political rally than a protest. they needed to show up in big numbers to slow the opposition's momentum and did not disappoint. i think the numbers you see today show the true legitimacy is with president morsi, he said. they applauded morsi's controversial decree giving him near absolute power as well as a draft constitution, which human rights experts warn could seriously limit freedoms of speech, religion, and women's rights. they are against islam and don't want islamic law said this protester. we want islamic law. while clashes between pro and anti--morsi protesters in alexandria left at least a dozen wounded, here in cairo one of the largest islamist demonstrations ever was peaceful. meanwhile, in tahrir square several hundred tired morsi opponents tried to keep up their spirits. mohamed sayedi has lived in a tent for nine days and remains def
. >> reporter: this was president morsi's day. tens of thousands of his muslim brotherhood and other islamist supporters packed the streets outside cairo university looking more like a political rally than a protest. they needed to show up in big numbers to slow the opposition's momentum and did not disappoint. i think the numbers you see today show the true legitimacy is with president morsi, he said. they applauded morsi's controversial decree giving him near absolute power as well as a...
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for an against morsi. we have somebody absolutely opposed to president morsi here. why do you think morsi is doing the wrong thing? a guy in charge and -- this means that is not at all. [ inaudible ] >> do you think he is taking awer totarian -- >> of course. mubarak took 50 years to reach this point. making this in five months. >> reporter: thank you. why do you support the president? the only democracy that we agree on. i mean the regulations and the rules of democracy is get to the balance and vote. vote. >> reporter: but he apolished the courts. isn't that authoritarian stand? >> he is not against court. in the beginning he wanted to get parliament back to be meeting again. but it prohibited him from so. his power and his skull and tapabilities to be able to take the country and move forward. okay? now it's dictatorial. >> a deep disagreement over the ast taken by president morsi in egypt. >> thank you. >> shannon: secretary of state hillary clinton says last week u.n. voteranting the palestinian liberation organization status as a nonmember state with observer
for an against morsi. we have somebody absolutely opposed to president morsi here. why do you think morsi is doing the wrong thing? a guy in charge and -- this means that is not at all. [ inaudible ] >> do you think he is taking awer totarian -- >> of course. mubarak took 50 years to reach this point. making this in five months. >> reporter: thank you. why do you support the president? the only democracy that we agree on. i mean the regulations and the rules of democracy is...
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reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace but both sides have called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that five more years it was dirty and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands of that it open it's on acknowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly voted void. you're watching our live from moscow with me to bomb let's say we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and the opposition has caused new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader has reportedly clashed with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called rallies the muslim brotherhood israeli morsy supporters of the tens of thousands took part in an opposition mas' on his palace on tuesday night let's get more from our correspondent in cairo tomball to joins us live now tom we're getting reports of fresh clashes in cairo any signs of those where you are.
reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace but both sides have called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that five more years it was dirty and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands of that it open it's on acknowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly voted void. you're...
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cheryl: okay. >> and morsi's given them sharia. now they're not happy with morsi, so there are mixed messages. and the egyptian people have to be educated. as to the democratic process in order for them to be, to agree at least to respect the elections, and then if they don't like it, they can change it in four years. so far they are, you know, they want the bringing down morsi, and this is not democracy. so whether they are islamists or to respect the decisions of the electorate. cheryl: well, you know, they're looking for $4.8 billion from the imf, and that decision may not go their way, so things may actually decelerate in egypt. thank you very much for your perspective. >> absolutely. thank you so much. my pleasure. dennis: here comes china. a new u.s. intelligence report says beijing will have the world's largest economy by 2030. cheryl: and also coming up, we're going to tell you which banking chief bought this hamptons' home that was listed on the market for $32.5 million. deps dennis but i'll betcha they got it for a steal,
cheryl: okay. >> and morsi's given them sharia. now they're not happy with morsi, so there are mixed messages. and the egyptian people have to be educated. as to the democratic process in order for them to be, to agree at least to respect the elections, and then if they don't like it, they can change it in four years. so far they are, you know, they want the bringing down morsi, and this is not democracy. so whether they are islamists or to respect the decisions of the electorate. cheryl:...
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it's a kind of a hard situation if there was morsi or any other candidates. this confusion has started with the military council taking over in old the constitutional declaration that came afterwards for doing work today nishan so i think it's a built up to what we have been going through since the initial uprising in generally to say even if the opposition some of the opposition i think you know but over so in him i don't think they have the general population that seems to want more stability and economic instability in one. more in the overthrew him now do we do have to go through another circle of elections again in like four months i do think that the majority of people would like to go with this option. when reaching for the sky that's not a bad idea to ask friends for help but sometimes even back doesn't want to report a little later on now washington is having trouble convincing it lights to the set on the trip meant for my side. and the u.k. a draft bill that could give the government time to stop people's internet activities sparks privacy concerns
it's a kind of a hard situation if there was morsi or any other candidates. this confusion has started with the military council taking over in old the constitutional declaration that came afterwards for doing work today nishan so i think it's a built up to what we have been going through since the initial uprising in generally to say even if the opposition some of the opposition i think you know but over so in him i don't think they have the general population that seems to want more stability...
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now, it seems that the military is coming to morsi's aid. is the ones powerful army there tried to reassert itself to gain control? what do you think happens? >> i think only time will tell for sure as this plays out. the military is one of the only institutions left in egypt to be a balance against morsi's grab for complete power in directing the future of the countries. his recent proposals have pushed a rash constitutional change forward. the people have protested, but they don't have institutional means to balance against his move. so the military is either going to endorse and ratify what he does or they are last remaining to check his power. >> gregg: what should the united states do if anything at all? >> i think at the very least, it's late in the game, we need to make clear that no further aid is going to egypt until sorted out appropriately. we shouldn't be sending aid on the promise that the constitutional changes will move forward acceptable to u.s. interests. so the military needs to deliver on that or that aid should be held ba
now, it seems that the military is coming to morsi's aid. is the ones powerful army there tried to reassert itself to gain control? what do you think happens? >> i think only time will tell for sure as this plays out. the military is one of the only institutions left in egypt to be a balance against morsi's grab for complete power in directing the future of the countries. his recent proposals have pushed a rash constitutional change forward. the people have protested, but they don't have...
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so morsi -- but morsi is adamant these people -- that are in the streets against him are to the from the revolution. they're of the old regime. this is what he said about them. >> translator: the blood that was shed during the incident in the past two days, and those who have supplied arms and money d and -- are now being called to the -- will be held to account. >> definitely president morsi taking a hard line against the people he sees as instigating the violence. >> one last question for you, ian. that is that the people get to vote on this draft constitution. why not wait for the outcome of that? >> the protesters -- the people are saying it doesn't ensure once this happens that president morsi would actually go through with it. they don't trust him. that's what it comes down to. the protesters in the street, they say they don't trust the president. that things will move forward, if it does go through. >> >>> angelina jolie meets with syrian refugees who just completed the dangerous crossing into jordan. jolie listened to stories of families life without electricity, food, water,
so morsi -- but morsi is adamant these people -- that are in the streets against him are to the from the revolution. they're of the old regime. this is what he said about them. >> translator: the blood that was shed during the incident in the past two days, and those who have supplied arms and money d and -- are now being called to the -- will be held to account. >> definitely president morsi taking a hard line against the people he sees as instigating the violence. >> one...
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egyptian president mohammed morsi backed off a decree giving him authority. he order aid new order giving military power to arrest sls while a new constitution is finalized and voted on this saturday. former president hosni mubarak issued a similar decree before he lost power declaring emergency law in egypt. meanwhile, the national salvation front, the secular liberal opposition, is considering a boycott of the charter vote and is calling for protests in advancing the vote this weekend. joining us now from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent amman. thank you for joining us. my first question is just about the motivations, morsi's motive augustss here. initially when this sort of power grab, if you will -- we'll call it that -- began, there was some sense and some analysis that this was an effort to -- an effort at efficiency, to get things down and that the democratic process would be restored. that seems increasingly less the case. this seems like a consolidation of power. what is your read on the situation? >> well, i think it's very important to depen
egyptian president mohammed morsi backed off a decree giving him authority. he order aid new order giving military power to arrest sls while a new constitution is finalized and voted on this saturday. former president hosni mubarak issued a similar decree before he lost power declaring emergency law in egypt. meanwhile, the national salvation front, the secular liberal opposition, is considering a boycott of the charter vote and is calling for protests in advancing the vote this weekend....
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president morsi our new vice president are making news. right here and that i'm very even though you want to embrace one more there are muslim brotherhood for starters so i don't know if issue a response. to an afternoon right now. well we're following the developments in egypt on air and online for the latest updates had to altie dot com and also check out all twitter feeds. the u.s. is preparing to send patriot missiles to turkey after nato approved the plan to defend itself against potential missile attacks from inside syria and america is also pressuring iraq to search syria planes for weapons even demolishing it grounds passing jets that baghdad isn't enthusiastic as reports. as the syrian government struggles to stay in power fighting against rebels backed by the west america is also attempting to suffocate the alleged weapons flying into damascus washington accuses iran of being the key arms supplier to assad forces and to stop the transfer the u.s. is now reportedly demanding that baghdad inspect planes flying from iran over its ai
president morsi our new vice president are making news. right here and that i'm very even though you want to embrace one more there are muslim brotherhood for starters so i don't know if issue a response. to an afternoon right now. well we're following the developments in egypt on air and online for the latest updates had to altie dot com and also check out all twitter feeds. the u.s. is preparing to send patriot missiles to turkey after nato approved the plan to defend itself against potential...
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today morsi instituted marshal law. he's given the egyptian military police power to arrest anyone protesting. the decree lasts until december 15th, saturday, but the military and the police also have the ability to arrest civilians all the way up until the votes and the results are released. this so-called temporary security measure of course revives memories of the hosni mubarak era which had similar measures and they lasted all the way up until his overthrow nearly two years ago. opposition groups are calling for protest votes tomorrow and through the weekend on saturday, and morsi is calling his supportress to get out there. over the weekend, though, the military tried to play the role of mediator. they essentially called for dialogue, wanted both sides to talk. if they start arresting people over the next few days their role of mediator will likely end and, jenna it is not clear what will happen. we could see a renewed sense of violence on the streets, and this could get really, really nasty overt next few days. je
today morsi instituted marshal law. he's given the egyptian military police power to arrest anyone protesting. the decree lasts until december 15th, saturday, but the military and the police also have the ability to arrest civilians all the way up until the votes and the results are released. this so-called temporary security measure of course revives memories of the hosni mubarak era which had similar measures and they lasted all the way up until his overthrow nearly two years ago. opposition...
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what about the role of the military, in terms of morsi? the military backed the previous president hosni mubarak. on thursday they intervened for the first time in these latest clashes. what is their role with morsi. >> i think they've cut a deal with mors, i. he's going to exercise authority over the military but by and large let them have their role in the economy, the independence in determining their budget, et cetera for the time being. what they will not do at the end of the day is really open fire on the crowds. we'll see how far it gets because the military i don't think will do that. heather: you mentioned the significance of the muslim brotherhood in this and how they have managed to band together and inch corporate ultraconservative islamists in one camp. this week also marked a milestone in that respect because it's the first time that we've seen, you know, supporters of rival camps basically fighting each other, being the muslim brotherhood, the ultraconservative islamists and against the liberals, leftists and christians on t
what about the role of the military, in terms of morsi? the military backed the previous president hosni mubarak. on thursday they intervened for the first time in these latest clashes. what is their role with morsi. >> i think they've cut a deal with mors, i. he's going to exercise authority over the military but by and large let them have their role in the economy, the independence in determining their budget, et cetera for the time being. what they will not do at the end of the day is...
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morsi's days could be numbed per. we'll talk about the impact here at home. even when they say it's not it iss always about money melissa: look at the d's market headlines, wait and see the name of the game on wall stet. they watched the latest sparri over the fiscal cliff. stocks weighed between sitive and negative territory. shares of netflix soaring re than 14% you wow! the compan announcedexclusive dib shun deal with disney. ey will get first run reaming rights for disne films benning in 201 gold prices losing their shine. the commodity tbledelow $1700 a ounce hitti a one-month low. >> to our to story, no bias or bul oney" will lay it out for you. all the talk about can't fall off the fiscal clf, we say why not? it may not the worse option? maybe it is. none of them stop the problem. we'll take a look. here to crunch t number, stephen hayes, fox news ntributor andwriter for he weekly standard." thanks for coming on to brave the math. bothides get so emotiol here. it is not abt emotion, it is about the numberand what will save this country. oking at the re
morsi's days could be numbed per. we'll talk about the impact here at home. even when they say it's not it iss always about money melissa: look at the d's market headlines, wait and see the name of the game on wall stet. they watched the latest sparri over the fiscal cliff. stocks weighed between sitive and negative territory. shares of netflix soaring re than 14% you wow! the compan announcedexclusive dib shun deal with disney. ey will get first run reaming rights for disne films benning in...
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it's that the government and the forces of mohammed morsi are just better at getting people to the polls to vote for it. >> precisely and that's why this kind of super presidency is so dangerous. it's not like he's getting 80% of the vote. in the last election, he won just 24% of the vote. then they had a run off, then he got 51% o f the vote. egypt is a divided country. the question is, can the liberals, democrats and the good guys organize themselves to fight this stuff. exactly. >> form a party, so to speak. >> rather than four. and you know what? this is going to be their drama and they've got to make it work. >> and the drama today with this move seems rather frightening for people who watched what happened in tahrir square. we all watched as camels and horses came in and attacking people and beating them. what do we know about the kind of martial law that the president decided needs to be instill? >> he claims it's temporary. it's bet erat than ruling by constitutional decree. the constitution everyone wants to put in place would not allow him to do this kind of thing. let's hope i
it's that the government and the forces of mohammed morsi are just better at getting people to the polls to vote for it. >> precisely and that's why this kind of super presidency is so dangerous. it's not like he's getting 80% of the vote. in the last election, he won just 24% of the vote. then they had a run off, then he got 51% o f the vote. egypt is a divided country. the question is, can the liberals, democrats and the good guys organize themselves to fight this stuff. exactly....
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now morsi is taking over the military and implementing shria law. will this be good for the egyptian people. >> shawn sean, we're going throa revolution in egypt. in a revolution the old regime gets purged. he took out the old cronies and now he's doing the same thing to the judiciaries. >> so the radical islamist is coming to power? >> he's consolidating his power base. that's normal in revolution. >> sean: he's now implementing shria laws. >> i don't know what that means. i don't know what that means. that's not going to happen in egypt. actually, people aren't protesting the law right now. they're protesting the expansion of the executive powers. there isn't a protest about the law. >> the constitution that's about to be implemented, you understand the law as well as anybody i know. what will life be like for women. >> it's going to be very difficult but our guest has a point. the majority of people in egypt are not protesting against morsi and shria law. they're actually for it. this past saturday hundreds of thousands of people took to the stre
now morsi is taking over the military and implementing shria law. will this be good for the egyptian people. >> shawn sean, we're going throa revolution in egypt. in a revolution the old regime gets purged. he took out the old cronies and now he's doing the same thing to the judiciaries. >> so the radical islamist is coming to power? >> he's consolidating his power base. that's normal in revolution. >> sean: he's now implementing shria laws. >> i don't know what...
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>> reporter: we are likely to see a counter protest from those who support morsi. we'll see back and forth protests from both sides. martha: could it be the beginning of calls for a great municipal bailout? there are great questions raised by a video of a detroit city councilwoman who calls on president obama to bail out her cash-strapped city for payback for their votes. >> after the election of jimmy carter, he went to washington, d.c., he came back with some bacon. that's what you do. our people in an overwhelming way supported the reelection of this president and there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise leadership -- of course not just that, but why not. martha: you have got to bring home the bacon according to that councilwoman. many cities and state are in the same situation. will they make the same request of the president and washington? stuart, what do you think about that piece of tape there? >> finally it has been said in public. the detroit city councilmember saying publicly we deserve a bailout. detroi indeed vote overwhelmingly for p
>> reporter: we are likely to see a counter protest from those who support morsi. we'll see back and forth protests from both sides. martha: could it be the beginning of calls for a great municipal bailout? there are great questions raised by a video of a detroit city councilwoman who calls on president obama to bail out her cash-strapped city for payback for their votes. >> after the election of jimmy carter, he went to washington, d.c., he came back with some bacon. that's what...
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opposition groups want their demands on president morsi outearn clutches reportedly it's forcing him to sneak out of the bond door his own presidential candidate. in the u.k. a drama bill that could give the government answers to people's interpret serious he's trying to second son's secretary may bring everyone up close to it as terrorists and paedophiles. aren't easier over here as they were brought so you had calls to reveal the truth about its nuclear program refusing to acknowledge it has atomic weapons provide proof it has a. new song russia on the around the world this is all she was me thanks for joining us opposition groups in egypt have issued a set of demands to the country's president mohamed morsi i aimed at scrapping his latest political drives this follows a fierce standoff outside the presidential palace in cairo which reportedly forced the egyptian leader to flee the building kyra based on force have true. by was that in the march tenth tens of thousands of protesters coming from various locations in cairo converging in front of the presidential palace in this suburb
opposition groups want their demands on president morsi outearn clutches reportedly it's forcing him to sneak out of the bond door his own presidential candidate. in the u.k. a drama bill that could give the government answers to people's interpret serious he's trying to second son's secretary may bring everyone up close to it as terrorists and paedophiles. aren't easier over here as they were brought so you had calls to reveal the truth about its nuclear program refusing to acknowledge it has...
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president morsi said those extreme powers which he adopted would be void. perhaps in two weeks time if the constitution is adopted. finally, another show of public support for the president, demonstrators came out here to the university of cairo yesterday. again, in support of president morsi. many of them from the muslim brotherhood. about 200,000 strong. much larger crowd there. behind me on tahrir square, these demonstrators here, again, president morsi. back to you. >> eric: all right, we'll keep an eye on the situation as it develops today. steve, thank you very much. jamie? >> jamie: well, eric, taliban militants storming a joint u.s. and afghan air base early this morning in jalalabad. detonating explosives at the main gate there and that blast kicking off a gun bat that lasted two hours. nato spokesperson said none of the gunman breached the nation's perimeter but reports of five afghan soldiers killed, at least nine attackers died in the fighting. >> eric: israel is taking steps today in response to the successful palestinian bid for nonmember obse
president morsi said those extreme powers which he adopted would be void. perhaps in two weeks time if the constitution is adopted. finally, another show of public support for the president, demonstrators came out here to the university of cairo yesterday. again, in support of president morsi. many of them from the muslim brotherhood. about 200,000 strong. much larger crowd there. behind me on tahrir square, these demonstrators here, again, president morsi. back to you. >> eric: all...
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up next, egyptian president mohammed morsi tries to quiet protesters but is he will to back down from his power grab. >>> a major ruling in michigan that has some workers upset and could hurt the auto industry. more on that when we return. >>> michigan is now one step closer to becoming a right to work state. yesterday, the state house and senate approved bills limiting ups from collecting fees from nonunion workers. the bill has caused quite an uproar with union workers who say union rights are now at risk. ballet between labor and business could hit the auto industry especially hard. the governor says the bill promotes work equality. >>> mohammed morsi said he would not tolerate anyone trying to overthrow what he calls his legitimate government but the protestors say they'll continue. seven people are dead after violent clash this is week. >>> and historic visit by the leader of hamas to gaza tbeen e years. his party has been in control of the gaza strip for five years and he is arriving to mark the 25th anniversary of hamas' founding. >>> software mowing up john mcafee is back
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it's a cover hard situation if whether it was morsi or any other candidates. this confusion has started with the military council taking over and in all the constitutional declaration that came afterwards for doing the work today nation so i think it's a built up to what we have been going through since the initial uprising in generally to say lebanon even if the opposition some of the opposition i think you know but over so in him i do think there is a general population that seems to want more stability and economic instability in one to end it's the political turmoil in the overthrew him now do we do have to go through another circle of elections again in like four months i do think that the majority of people would like to go with this option. when reaching for the skies it's not a bad idea to ask friends for help but sometimes even from tough like what's in it later on washington is having trouble venting its allies to into subsystems or on trips outside. the cream of syria's rebel functions the nusra front will soon reports claim be designated a terroris
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reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clash with his opponents near the presidential palace where both sides have to hold mass rallies. no relief for bridgend as the country's finance minister is along that already angry conflict that five more years of a surgery and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it open its unacknowledged nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. you're watching are too good to have you with us we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and egypt's opposition has caused a new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader have reportedly clash with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called rallies the muslim brotherhood is running morsy supporters after tens of thousands took part in an opposition march on his palace on tuesday night car based porter has more. i was that in the march tenth that tens of thousands of protesters coming from various locations in cairo converging in front of the p
reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clash with his opponents near the presidential palace where both sides have to hold mass rallies. no relief for bridgend as the country's finance minister is along that already angry conflict that five more years of a surgery and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it open its unacknowledged nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void....
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tens of thousands of supporters of president morsi remain divided. critics of morsi say he's attempting to establish a new dictatorship by rushing through a new constitution with an islamic agenda. >>> the loss of american jazz legend. you probably recognize his song you're hearing now. "take five" of dave brubeck. he died yesterday of heart failure just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. a composer and pianist, he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s and was a jazz pop star. "take five" was the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. in november of 1954, he played huz way on to the cover of "time" magazine, becoming only the second jazz musician after louie armstrong to make the cover. later in life, he was named a jazz master by the national endowment of the arts and received a kennedy center honor for his contribution to american culture. brubeck is survived by his wife of 70 years, a daughter and four sons who are also musicians. >> that's a legacy. >>> before we head to break, a quick reminder, shoot us an e-mail or tweet us
tens of thousands of supporters of president morsi remain divided. critics of morsi say he's attempting to establish a new dictatorship by rushing through a new constitution with an islamic agenda. >>> the loss of american jazz legend. you probably recognize his song you're hearing now. "take five" of dave brubeck. he died yesterday of heart failure just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. a composer and pianist, he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s and was a jazz...
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and the anti-morsi protesters away from each other. last flight we saw thousands of pro-morsi supporters camp outside of the presidential palace, that is after they went there and removed, by force, the anti-morsi protesters. but now we have a small -- protests are planned for today against morsi and their plan to defe descend, again, on the presidential palace. >> a direct constitution has been approved and egyptians are scheduled to vote on it next week. is there something in this proposal that has protesters so angry? >> reporter: well, a lot of protesters are angry at the quickness that this draft constitution was first put forward. it was really rushed through. in a 48-hour time period we saw that. that was in response to president morsi's constitutional decrees. he said once a constitution is approved, the powers that he took, he would no longer have those. they were eager to rush through the constitutional draft but a lot of the people here, moderates, liberals, christians, say that they don't protect the right of the minorities
and the anti-morsi protesters away from each other. last flight we saw thousands of pro-morsi supporters camp outside of the presidential palace, that is after they went there and removed, by force, the anti-morsi protesters. but now we have a small -- protests are planned for today against morsi and their plan to defe descend, again, on the presidential palace. >> a direct constitution has been approved and egyptians are scheduled to vote on it next week. is there something in this...
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the jets opposition group has left their demands on president morsi after a night of clashes reportedly forced him to sneak out of the back door of his own presidential palace. in the u.k. a drive to build i could give the government absence to people the internet activity sponsored privacy concerns with the home secretary labeling everyone opposed to it as terrorists and paedophiles. and israel seriously rebuff the un calls to reveal the truth about its nuclear program fusing to acknowledge it has atomic weapons all provide proof it doesn't. it's three pm here in moscow you love with us on our t. get she have you with us this afternoon opposition groups in egypt have issued a set of demands to the country's president mohamed morsi aimed at scrapping his latest political drives this fall as a few stand off outside the presidential palace in cairo which reportedly falls a gyptian leader to feed the building locally based on reports has more. i was that in the march tenth that tens of thousands of protesters coming from various locations in cairo converging in front of the presidential pa
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the white house says, president obama has called egyptian president morsi to express deep concern about the deaths and injuries of protesters in egypt. large crowds of protesters in cairo expressed anger last night after a nationally televised speech by morsi they say it aftered nothing concrete to defuse the worst political crisis in a up can of years. thousands -- in a couple of years. six people dead, several hundred injured. opposition says it would not enter a dialogue with morsi unless he rescinds decreases giving him unlimited powers. >>> in a few hours there will be a wreath placeed to mark the 71st anniversary of the japanese attack on the naval base in hawaii. more than 2400 americans died in the surprise attack on december 7th, 1941. it helped usher the u.s. into world war ii. seven minutes after attack, president roosevelt famously called it a date which will live in infamy. >>> coming up, the tax refund checks california is itching to give away. what you need to know to find out if one is yours. >>> dispute that is leaving a rotting, >>> good morning. live look at early mor
the white house says, president obama has called egyptian president morsi to express deep concern about the deaths and injuries of protesters in egypt. large crowds of protesters in cairo expressed anger last night after a nationally televised speech by morsi they say it aftered nothing concrete to defuse the worst political crisis in a up can of years. thousands -- in a couple of years. six people dead, several hundred injured. opposition says it would not enter a dialogue with morsi unless he...